The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-05

company commensurate with the amount of gas
desired. If two thousand consumers sign an
| agreement to take gas, he will pipe the city at
an expense of from 1925 600 to $50 600. and will
put up $50. 900 a forfeit for doing the work.
de says that on this plan of operation the con-
sumers virtually buy their gas Mt wholesale and
do not have to pay any middemen. He will
| probably submit proposition of this kind to
citizens interested in the matter in few days.
AN EXHIBIT OF BUILDING MATERIALS
The Builders Exchange will meet this even
ing to discuss the proposed establishment of a
builders exhibit in connection with the Ex-
change. The idea is to rent several rooms ad-
joining the Exchange hall and fit them up with
specimens of all kinds OF wood, brick, stone, ETC.
| The plan is being followed IN other Cities and is
proving 70 be very beneficial 20 both builders
| and contractors.
CAPTURE OF RUNAWAY BOYS
James and Timan Skillman, the missing
| sons of James @. Skillman, of No 378 South
Alabama street who were reported drowned
| Wednesday night, were arrested yesterday
morning in Terre Haute, and have been re-
/ turned TO their home. They were making their
to ST. Louis Their parent. have I made
sent 10 the Reform School for incorrigibity.
AN INFANT FOUND IN THE RIVER
Robert Waohsttetter, Robert Darter and
| Charles Teller started down White river in a
| boat yesterday morning. on hunting and
| fishing excursion, and when just below
| the Vincennes bridge discovered a float
ing object in the river that resembled
| hlled sack. In attempting to get the OBJ
| Ject the BOAT was overturned aud they were
all thrown into the river, out they continued
their efforts and after finally landing the bag
found i contained fully developed infant
wrapped in paper. They turned the body
to Krcgelo.
FEES ALLOWED THE coRoNERs WITNESSES
The County Commissioners and County Attor-
ney Spencer have at last seen the error of their
way in refusing to allow fees to witnesses at
coroner's inouests. Yesterday, after deliber-
ating over the matter for some time, they al
lowed the fee bills for two rnonths and also the
fee bill of Ben. Mitchell, tho coroners constable,
for 500 1t was suggested by an attorney that
perhaps all the salable bills had been bought up
by the gang around the courthouse. and hence
the commissioners could nothing to be
gained by deferring action any longer The
bills OF Coroner Wagner were not allowed. So
far he has got nothiu: out of the Office. He will
bring suit for the payment of the bills, as he
mas already done on those for previous months.
THE ATHLETIC CLUES OUTING SEASON
The Athletic Club is making arrangements to
20 into camp at Lake Maxinkuc for about
two weeks. At the clubs last meeting COM
mittee appointed to make all necessary
rangements 1t is composed Of Messrs. George
Bryce. Chas Wacott and Chas. S. Tarton
Already series of games have been arranged to
be played between the Lake Baseball Club and
the Athletic club, and besides lawn tennis and
other held sports, a series of entertainments are
talked OF. It is understood that Mr.. Frank
Bioomer, the champion runner of the club will
meet his match in a St. Louis amateur runner
who is now spending the summer at the lake.
plate going with the club will be held at the
Meridian Rink to night to make final arrange
ments
LEFT HIS MONEY WITT THE POLICE.
Wednesday evening Benjamin F. Booth, of
Upton was arrested for drunkenness He had
on his person $2G3 in mouey, which was taken
from him at the station-house and locked up in
the safe. About 1 o'clock that night he
pressed desire to 60 to hotel and remain I'M
til morning, and Turnkey Stout released him
and gave him So to pay his hotel bill One of
the officers accompanied him a portion of the
way a hotel. and supposing he would go direct
to the place left him. He did not register at any
of the hotels, and has not been by the police
since. His money is still in the station house
safe. awaiting his return. He with a very
think he might have fell in with them again
before he reached the hotel, and perhaps met
with foul play. /
FOUL AIR KILLS wELL-DIGGER-
Foul air in well that ia being sunk on the
farm of William Kimball, between Oak Hill and
Bright rood. caused the sudden death of William
Hall, white laborer, yesterday morning, at
o'clock. Hall was assisted in his work by Jack
son Scott colored. When they quit work on
w evening fSdcn6Q
fifty five feet Yesterday morning Hall
going down in the well he was cautioned by |
Scott to be careful as he feared there was foul |
air in the well Hall had hardly reached the |
bottom before he called to Scott to pull him up.
He chung TO the rope until within four feet of |
the top. when he loosened mis- hold on the rope |
body recovered by undertaken Kregelo and
Coroner Wagner bv the of graphing hooks. |
Hall, so far as can be learned, has relatives |
here.
THE COUNTY AuDrroR,s REPORT
County Auditor Justus C. Adams yesterday |
his fourth annual report to the Coun- |
ty Commissioners for the fiscal year ending May |
81, 1887. The report examined and ap- |
proved by the board 1t makes the following |
showing County funds. receipts. 1898, s12 Sc, |
$42o GA n, including the s7O.- |
600 Judgment paid the l., d. S. railroad; |
special funds, receipts. $94 124 60 expenditures |
sl03 $40 49, school fund; principal, $2S 1913 o. ex-
penditures. Sl2 525; school fund, interest. S137,
936 50; liquor license $40 200; total income $685..
1862 total expenditures, s761.2l4 40;
drawn, $55 sos 3D. account of taxes collected from
duplicate of 1856. and not included in above,
$l53. l65 Co. less county fund overdrawn June l,
1887, s93, TIL 81; cash in treasury, $50 AZ 3:3;
orders June l, 1887. s84 cog 80;
bonded Indebtedness of the county, 5000 000
BUILDINGS THAT NEED CLEANING OUT
At its session yesterday the State Board of
Health considered the sanitary condition of the
northern prison and several county jails which
had been reported rs bad. The Michigan City
officials condemned the northern prison sewer
some time ago, and the action of the State
Board of Health was to have the prison directors
at put the sewer in good order In Clay
county the asylum for the poor and
the Jail are small buildings, with no
ventilation. They not sufficient to
accommodate the inmates without ovsrcrowd
ing. Besides this. they are not kept in good
condition. In Lawrence and Perry counties the
ails are represented as being dreadfully unclean.
with no sewerage worth speaking of and with
nothing about rle buildings to make them fit for
occupancy DR.. Fritsch, who examined them.
recorn m ended that both should be condemned. |